In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine (www.ato.ru). In the past he was in charge of several ATO sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for the Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.
Maxim has a degree on international relations from MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia, and for several years worked at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Ukrainian airlines can resume flights to the U.S. now that the FAA has upgraded Ukraine to a Category 1 rating under the International Aviation Safety Assessment program.
Russian state-owned bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) will participate in the Superjet 100 program by taking a stake in Sukhoi, the parent company of the aircraft’s manufacturer Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC).
